Acute exacerbation of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in renal transplant patients

Introduction: There is scarce information regarding clinical evolution of HBV infection in renal transplant patients. Aims: To evaluate the prevalence of acute exacerbation in HBV-infected renal transplant patients and its association with the time after transplantation, presence of viral replicatio...

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Main Authors: Christini Takemi Emori, Renata Melo Perez, Carla Adriana Loureiro de Matos, Silvia Naomi Oliveira Uehara, Patricia da Silva Fucuta Pereira, Ana Cristina Amaral Feldner, Roberto José de Carvalho-Filho, Ivonete Sandra de Souza e Silva, Antonio Eduardo Benedito Silva, Maria Lucia Gomes Ferraz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867014001585